Rachel Gross, Author at Moment Magazine

12 Feb

Jews & Civil Rights, Latest, Uncategorized

Morris Abram: The Man Who Unmasked the KKK and Helped Establish “One Person, One Vote”

June 18, 2019
By Rachel Gross
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by Cecily Abram Those who remember Morris Berthold Abram may recall his tenure as president of Brandeis University during the tumult...

05 Feb

In the News, Latest, Uncategorized

An Argentine Journalist on Fallout from Prosecutor’s Mysterious Death

February 13, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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The plot unfolded like a murder mystery. First, on January 18, Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead from a g...

30 Jan

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Shmuel Rosner on Upcoming Israel Elections

July 31, 2017
By Rachel Gross
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Israel’s election season heated up this week as political parties rushed to submit their final list of candidates. Much is at stake: Th...

27 Jan

Arts & Culture, Latest

A Third-Generation Remembrance of Holocaust’s Horrors

February 13, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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Today, on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the horrors of the Holocaust loom large in the world’s collective memory...

22 Jan

Arts & Culture, Latest

The Last Laugh: “Graphic Details: Jewish Women’s Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews” Reviewed

July 31, 2017
By Rachel Gross
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by Andrea Greenbaum In 1996, I spent a year in smoky comedy clubs in Tampa, Florida to document the rhetorical style of standup come...

16 Jan

In the News, Latest, Uncategorized

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

January 27, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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This weekend we honor civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr, who helped pave the way for a new era of racial integration in Ameri...

15 Jan

In the News, Latest

Rising Anti-Semitism and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre

March 30, 2016
By Rachel Gross
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For the French-Jewish community, last week's attacks were a confirmation of their worst fears. After a year of rising anti-Jewish viole...

07 Jan

Arts & Culture, Latest, Uncategorized

Filled, Broken and Complete: Sacred Vessels at Mayyim Hayyim

January 23, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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This month, the Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Paula Brody & Family Education Center in Newton, MA is showcas...

06 Jan

In the News, Latest, Politics

8 Questions for DC Councilmember Brianne Nadeau

January 23, 2015
By Rachel Gross
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Washington, D.C.’s new Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is a rising leader who has been active in civic and religious life in th...

01 Jan

2015 January-February, Big Questions

Do the Religious Beliefs of Supreme Court Justices Influence Their Decisions?

July 25, 2019
By Rachel Gross
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A Moment Symposium with Robert Barnes / Lyle Denniston / Tony Mauro / Sarah Posner / Leslie C. Griffin / Stephen Wermiel / Marshall Breger / Emily Bazelon / Dahlia Lithwick

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